Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Leicester City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium 31,647 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 37' Tariq Lamptey

0–2 79' Yankubah Minteh

Jamie Vardy 86' 1–2

Bobby Reid 90+1' 2–2

Y 41' Carlos Baleba

Y 74' Mats Wieffer

Boubakary Soumare 87' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-01-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-09-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–2 Leicester City FC 2022-01-23 Leicester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
30 Nov	Brentford FC	A	1–4	L
23 Nov	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Manchester United FC	A	0–3	L
02 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Dec	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
02 Nov	Liverpool FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at King Power Stadium!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Welbeck made 420 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Pervis Estupinan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 467 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
25' Kasey McAteer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 361 appearances.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' The 39-year-old Jamie Vardy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tariq Lamptey on 37.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Baleba argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Carlos Baleba is replaced by Mats Wieffer.
51' Boubakary Soumare is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
52' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Wilfred Ndidi by Oliver Skipp on 52 minute.
57' Bilal El Khannouss needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
62' Bobby Reid has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kasey McAteer on 62 minute.
67' Carlos Baleba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
70' The crowd applauds Joao Pedro as he leaves the pitch. Yankubah Minteh steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
71' Matt O'Riley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yasin Ayari at the 71 minute mark.
74' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
79' What a strike from Yankubah Minteh! The score is 0-2.
81' Leicester City FC make a change. Jannik Vestergaard trudges off to be replaced by Wout Faes on 81 minutes.
86' Jamie Vardy makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Leicester City FC are in front.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Boubakary Soumare is booked for Leicester City FC — card on 87.
89' Igor gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Kaoru Mitoma and will look to change the dynamic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Leicester City FC 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

1
Danny Ward
17
Hamza Choudhury
22
Oliver Skipp ↑ 52'
14
Bobby Reid ↑ 62'
10
Stephy Mavididi ↑ 62'
20
Patson Daka ↑ 81'
3
Wout Faes ↑ 81'
5
Caleb Okoli
33
Luke Thomas

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 71'
23
Jason Steele
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 71'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 46'
3
Igor Julio ↑ 89'
15
Jakub Moder
11
Simon Adingra
8
Brajan Gruda
17
Yankubah Minteh ↑ 70'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	7
Alexis Mac Allister	3
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Evan Ferguson	2
Danny Welbeck	2
Patson Daka	2
Joao Pedro	2

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-03 Leicester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-11-30 Brentford FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-23 Leicester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2024-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-05 Fulham FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-11-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-11-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-11-02 Liverpool FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC39% Draw27% Brighton & Hove Albion FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

61%

Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC30% Draw43% Brighton & Hove Albion FC27%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.